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—hailstoned, adj./hayl"stohn'/, n.a pellet of hail.[bef. 1000; ME; OE hagolstan. See HAIL2, STONE]
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Hailstone — Hail stone ( st[=o]n ), n. A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hailstone — (n.) O.E. hagolstan; see HAIL (Cf. hail) (n.) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
hailstone — ► NOUN ▪ a pellet of hail … English terms dictionary
hailstone — [hāl′stōn΄] n. [ME hawelston] a pellet of hail … English World dictionary
hailstone — UK [ˈheɪlˌstəʊn] / US [ˈheɪlˌstoʊn] noun [countable] Word forms hailstone : singular hailstone plural hailstones a small ball of ice that falls like rain … English dictionary
Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge — Infobox protected area | name = Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge iucn category = IV caption = locator x = 82 locator y = 32 location = Montana, USA nearest city = Billings, MT lat degrees = 46 lat minutes = 0 lat seconds = 23 lat direction = N… … Wikipedia
hailstone — noun Date: before 12th century a pellet of hail … New Collegiate Dictionary
hailstone — noun A single ball of hail … Wiktionary
hailstone — hail|stone hail stone [ˈheılstəun US stoun] n a small ball of frozen rain … Dictionary of contemporary English
hailstone — hail|stone [ heıl,stoun ] noun count a small ball of ice that falls like rain … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
